Shirt collar support



y J. 'NAGDEMAN SHIRT COLLAR SUPPORT Filed Sept. 10, 1940 INVENTOR.

Jacob Nagdeman ATTORNEY.

Patented May 5, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT COLLAR SUPPORT Jacob Nagdeman, East Chicago, Ind. Application September 10, 1940, Serial No. 356,195

2 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in shirt collar supports and it more especially consists of the features pointed out in the annexed claims.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a collar support that is available for the commercial handling in shipping of shirts. It does not relate to collar supports as conventionally used by laundries but it is distinctly related to the stacking of shirts on counters, wall cases, etc., when placed on sale in the stores. An outstanding purpose of my device is to provide a firm mechanical support so that the raised collars will not be crushed down due to the weight of shirts that are piled on top of each other. There is a base portion that slips under the upper portion of the bosom of the shirt and the base has an upstanding part which is to support the weight of a pile of shirts. The device is provided with two side extensions that pass under the collar portion of the shirt which also serve to hold it in place, and at all times the support is invisible.

With these and other ends in view I illustrate in the accompanying drawing such an instance of adaptation which will disclose the-broad features of the invention without limiting myself to the specific details shown thereon and described herein.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing my device, in dotted lines, applied to a shirt.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation in semi-perspective.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

In the actual use of my device I may employ whatever alternatives or equivalents of structure that the exigencies of varying conditions may demand without departing from the broad spirit of the invention.

In the main, my device comprises a wire support bent up from any desired material, however, any other shape of material may be used and the bent portions may be formed difierently, as desired.

A base, at about its center, has an upstanding portion which is divided into two extensions. These extensions pass under the collar of the shirt. They may be made straight as shown or they may be curved and the base itself may be shaped differently, that is instead of being square, it may be round or otherwise.

As illustrated in the drawing my device includes a one-piece wire bent into a base I. At about midway of one of its sides the wires meet and. pass approximately to the center of the base. One portion 2 passes toward the center and a similar portion 3 also passes to the center. These parts 2 and 3 are adjacent each other and the right hand portion 2 is bent vertical at 4. The left hand portion 3 is similarly bent vertical at 5. These portions 4 and 5 form the mechanical support which prevents the shirts that are piled on top of each other from crushing the collars. The projection 4 terminates in an angular ex tension 6 bent toward the right and the projection 5 terminates in an angular extension I bent toward the left. The extensions 6 and 1 pass beneath the collar 8 of the shirt and the frame I passes beneath the bosom 9 of the shirt as far as the projections 4 and 5 permit.

As stated the frame I may be square or any other shape and the extensions 6 and 1 may be curved if desired. It is of the utmost importance that the projections 4 and 5 form a rigid support so that all the weight of similarly provided shirts that may be piled on top of each other, either for display or otherwise will not depreciate the appearance and saleability of the goods.

My invention must not be confused with stilf cardboard supports that are put between the bosom and the collar of a shirt as it is finished at the laundry. Such conventional expedients would not in any way prevent the collars of shirts that are on sale from being crushed when many shirts are piled on top of each other.

The entire weight of stacked shirts is at the front top portion of the collar and not in the back. When the shirts are stacked they are staggered with raised laundered collars alternatmg.

What I claim is:

1. A display device for merchantable shirts which comprises a single piece wire base, a vertical projection extending approximately the width of a shirt band from approximately the center of the base, and lateral extensions from the projection, the base being adapted to project beneath the bosom of a shirt and the extensions beneath the collar of the shirt.

2. A protective device for shirt collars while shirts are being shipped in boxes or are stacked in cabinets which comprises a suitable base positioned above the upper end of a shirt bosom, a short upstanding projection from the center of the base positioned adjacent the rear face of the shirt band and extending upward about the width of said band, diverging extensions from the projection positioned and hidden between the collar and the shirt band, said short projection serving to prevent the raised laundered collar being broken down when the shirts are stacked on top of each other, in boxes for shipments and in store cabinets.

JACOB NAGDEMAN. 

